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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1966
Page
6
Dow Jones closing stock averages for New York transactions show market activity in progress as traders react to early gains and losses. No detailed figures available in the fragment.
Standard & Poor’s closing indices show mixed results with industrials and rails leaders at varied levels. The report lists numerous stock figures including utilities and metals, reflecting a cautious trading day and notable price movements across multiple sectors.
A disjointed OCR page compiles crime, police, and public notices with indictments, ship fires, and financial terms. Names like Firth, Cor Gincea, Licavoli appear amid garbled phrasing, references to Detroit police, warrant lists, and economic figures.
Forestry officials report a large timber fire on the coast and in southern Oregon has burned about 68 square miles. Smoke and ashes drift across communities as crews struggle to contain the blaze named Bow Ridge. forecasts call for continued flames amid difficult terrain and high winds.
The state forestry department reports the Cottage Grove blaze has expanded to about 42,000 acres along the Coast Range. Forester E. J. Schroeder cautions the upper stretches of the forest pose the greatest danger as crews battle the mushrooming wildfire with tightened lines and growing equipment needs.
New York traders faced late selling that halted an attempted rally. The market saw two rallies, one at open and one around midday, but selling pressure erased those gains. The UPI market indicator closed up 0.06 percent with 618 declines and 554 advances among 1,415 issues. NYSE average rose slightly.
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